When you choose The Iron Shop, you're not hiring a company built on salesmanship. You're hiring a company built on generations of experience, proven leadership, and a commitment to doing the job right.

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Founded in 1983 by Air Force veterans Neal and Donna Watkins, The Iron Shop has spent more than four decades earning a reputation for quality workmanship, honest service, and long-term customer relationships. Through changing markets and economic challenges, their commitment to craftsmanship never changed.

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Today, that legacy continues under the leadership of James "JD" Watkins, a retired United States Navy Seabee Senior Chief with 25 years of military construction and leadership experience. Throughout his military career, JD developed the leadership, planning, problem-solving, and accountability skills that continue to guide every project we undertake today.

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Combined with more than 40 years of family fabrication experience, these values allow us to approach each project with a level of professionalism, attention to detail, and customer service that is difficult to find elsewhere.

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What truly sets us apart is the combination of generations of successful business ownership, military leadership, and hands-on construction experience. Few companies can offer the knowledge gained from building and operating a family business for more than four decades while also bringing the leadership and problem-solving skills developed through a lifetime of construction and service.

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From custom driveway gates and railings to spiral staircases, fencing, and gate operator systems, every project is built with the same philosophy that has guided our family since 1983:

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Build it right. Stand behind your work. Treat every customer's project as if your family name is attached to it.

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Because it is.

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Family Owned. Veteran Owned. Built to Last.